Maybe your phone took a nasty fall and landed in just the right spot to damage
your lightning connector and headphone jack.
If that's the case, it's time for a replacement.
So today I'm gonna show you how to replace the lightning connector
assembly in your iPhone 6 Plus.
Hi I'm Gwendolyn and for this repair you're going to need
an iSclack,
Opening Picks,
a pentalobe screwdriver,
a spudger or plastic opening tools,
tweezers,
an eye opener,
and a Phillips 00 screwdriver.
I already have the majority of the tools I need in my Pro Tech Tool Kit,
so I'm ready to get started. And I also have my Magnetic Mat.
It helps keep screws organized so I never do a repair without it. When you do
your repair be sure to follow the step-by-step guide on ifixit.com.
Not only does it walk you through the complete repair, but you can also see
comments and notes from other users who have followed it, which is really cool
and very helpful. So every time you do a repair you want to make sure your device
is completely off, and once you do that you can start by removing the two
pentalobe screws at the bottom of the phone.
With those screws out, now we're ready to open our phone.
To do that I'm gonna use this tool called the iSclack.
The iSclack pries your phone open just enough, making sure it won't damage any
cables inside your iPhone.
If you don't have an ice buck you can use a
combination of a small suction cup, or your spudger and opening tools, to
pry the phone open.
Just be extremely careful not to damage any cables inside your phone.
Using the iSclack is super simple. Just position the suction cups
right over the home button and open the handles.
Once the suction cups are fully engaged just press the handles together, and
you'll have an open phone.
We're gonna disconnect the battery before we move on
to the rest of the repair. And to do that we're going to remove the two screws
holding the bracket that's holding the cable in place, and then use the flat end
of our spudger to disconnect it.
Just be careful to only disconnect the cable and
not the socket on the logic board. Keep in mind the display simply is still
connected to the logic board.
To get it completely off we're going to need to
disconnect all the cables.
And before we get to those, we're gonna have to remove
a cable bracket, which is screwed in place by five Phillips screws.
And there are all those cables! To disconnect them I'm just going to use the flat end of my spudger.
Now we can move on to the vibrator. Let's start by disconnecting
the cable from the logic board, and to do that we're just going to use
the flat end of our spudger.
Now you can flip your spudger around and use the tip to
disconnect the antenna from its socket on the logic board.
Once it's disconnected from the logic board you can use a pair of tweezers to carefully
de-route it from its channel on the vibrator assembly.
The vibrator is held in place by a couple of screws.
Grab your Philips driver and get to work on those,
and then you should be able to lift the vibrator from the rear case.
Next, we need to tackle the speaker. To do that we're going to grasp the antenna
connector with a pair of tweezers and carefully begin de-routing it from the
channel on the speaker. It's possible that your antenna could be held in place
by a metal clip securing it to the speaker assembly. If that's the case just
gently pull back the metal clip and de-route the antenna.
Now we're going to
remove the two screws holding the speaker to the rear case and lift it out
of the phone.
Now there's nothing standing in the way of the lightning
connector assembly. First remove the two screws and the bracket holding the
lightning connector in place.
Now you can remove the antenna from the lightning
connector assembly with the flat end of your spudger.
With that out of the way
we have nine screws to take off the assembly, so grab your driver and get to
work on those.
Before we move on there's a plastic clip that's situated to the right of the
headphone jack. You can use your tweezers to take it out of the rear case
The next step requires peeling the lightning connector and headphone jack
cable from the rear case. This is gonna take a little help from our friend, the
eye opener. Mine just came out of the microwave and it's ready to get to work
so I'm gonna turn my phone over and heat the lower backside of the rear case.
After you have some heat on your cable use an opening pick to separate it from
the rear case, but be sure to stop before you hit the bottom of the phone.
Now you can move your pick to release the right side of the cable and then you can move
your pick to the left side of the cable and run it along the top to release it
from the case. Once you have all the adhesive released you can lift your
lightning connector and headphone jack assembly out of the phone.
For reassembly we recommend you follow the step-by-step guide on ifixit.com
in reverse. And, if you're in the mood to see the reassembly on video, check out
the iPhone 6 Plus reassembly video on our channel. You can find all the parts
and tools you need for this and many other repairs at ifixit.com, and let us
know how it goes.
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